Social media connects students in quarantine
Lily Caplan '22 and Lucy Zuckerman '22, Paper Sports Editor and Assistant Business Manager
May 16, 2020
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Seniors find ways to celebrate National Decision Day through social media
Serena Ye ’20, Staff Writer
May 4, 2020
TikTok inspires new quarantine activity: making “Whipped Coffee”
Chelsea Strober '21, Associate Managing Editor
May 4, 2020
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Social media spreads kindness
Lucy Zuckerman '22, Staff Writer
May 3, 2020
Ever since cell phones and social media became a part of everyday life, it became much easier to contact people than it was before. Now in the middle of a global pandemic, social media is a vital part of our daily lives. During this time it is important to stay healthy and active, but we also need so...
Students share optimism through social media challenges
Chelsea Strober '21 and Emma Dantas '21
April 25, 2020
TikTok breaks down unhealthy body image standards among teens
Betti Kobak '22 and Ella Stoler '22
March 25, 2020
Instagram, please remove likes
Molly Gold '21, Paper News Editor
January 15, 2020
As I scroll through Instagram, posts from friends, celebrities, meme accounts and puppies pass across my screen. Often, before even looking at the actual photo, my eyes instinctively go directly to the bottom left corner of their post: the amount of likes that the post received. Similarly, immediately...
TikTok faces privacy troubles leading to investigation
Betti Kobak '22, Staff Writer
November 21, 2019
The trending social media app TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, will be under investigation on an undecided date by the U.S government due to allegations of spying on U.S. citizens. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has contacted ByteDance and articulated the matter at ...
Staples Superfans fails to promote school spirit, support players
Dana Perelberg '20, Paper Managing Editor
October 14, 2019
Every day, my notifications are flooded with posts from the Staples Superfans 2019-20 Facebook group. Students promote their sports games, promising to defeat the opposition. They encourage students to come out and support them; however, bleachers remain empty as students swipe away the notification ...
Company faces backlash after releasing school-shooting-themed hoodies
Siri Kanter ’20, Associate Managing Editor
October 1, 2019
The New York fashion company BStroy launched a collection of sweatshirts on Sept. 15 with bullet holes through them and the names of schools and universities where mass shootings have occurred. The mens’ collection, SAMSARA, includes the names “Marjory Stoneman Douglas,” “Sandy Hook,” “Columbine”...
Celebrities contribute to incessant social media advertisements
Abby Fleming ’20
December 12, 2018
It started with a few cryptic tweets following her breakup with her fiance, SNL actor Pete Davidson, each one including the phrase, “thank u, next.” It caused a commotion, to say the least. On Twitter, fans speculated if this could be hinting at a new album title or single. They were right; a few ...
Taylor Swift’s political outspokenness is a step in the right direction
Maddie Phelps '19, Web Managing Editor
October 12, 2018
I’m eight years old in the back seat of my mom’s SUV, jamming out to “Love Story” by Taylor Swift like it’s no one’s business. Her lyrics could not be less applicable to my simple life, and her allusion to “Romeo and Juliet” could not have flown further over my head...
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Claire Redmer '21, Editor-in-Chief
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont issued an executive order closing public schools on March 15, beginning an unprecedented time of completely online schooling. While this se...
Restaurants open socially distanced seating areas for Westporters
June 4, 2020
Reopening school in fall risky, should not be done
June 3, 2020
Reopening economy will save more lives than national lockdown
June 3, 2020
Connecticut reopening brings both worry and excitement
May 28, 2020
Lamont announces barbershops, hair salons delayed until June
May 28, 2020
